WRITER’S BLOCK

WRITER’S BLOCK

No, I don’t have writer’s block.
My pen asks me today:
“What use all this writing is?”
It does, mockingly, say:

“For the gibberish you write,
Is world a better place?
Has your story or poem
Given someone solace?

“Maybe, like a snob you think
You are a writer great,
And all of your readers must,
Your writing, highly rate.

“Maybe, you’re too shy to talk,
You can’t impress others.
Addressing paper, not men,
Is escape, rather, yours.

“Maybe, you think that your thoughts
Will the whole world, inspire.
So, for posterity, you
Write before you retire.

“Writer, just remember this:
Before you were others.
They wrote tomes and passed away.
But for them none bothers”.


· Written in abcb, 7-6-7-6 format
· A related poem is: "WRITER’S BLOCK: A contrast" 


M C Gupta
1 May, 2004